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Landmark restaurant shut for refurb

26 November 2024
Landmark restaurant shut for refurb

A restaurant next to one of the county’s busiest junctions has temporarily closed while work is under way to create “a fresh new look”.

‘Our road is a death trap – something needs to be done’

23 November 2024
‘Our road is a death trap – something needs to be done’

There are calls for the speed limit to be cut on a major route plagued by accidents and boy racers.

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Yellow warning of wind with ‘possible gusts up to 70mph’

22 November 2024
Yellow warning of wind with ‘possible gusts up to 70mph’

Forecasters have issued a yellow warning of wind for parts of Kent this weekend.

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Popular fashion retailers open first stores in Kent

21 November 2024
Popular fashion retailers open first stores in Kent

Two Zara sister companies have opened their first stores in the county.

Vandalised Shaun the Sheep statues saved after £10k donation

21 November 2024
Vandalised Shaun the Sheep statues saved after £10k donation

Sculptures that were part of a hospice’s art trail until they were wrecked by vandals have been replaced and repaired thanks to a £10k donation.

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Gritters being sent out as ice warning issued for Kent

19 November 2024
Gritters being sent out as ice warning issued for Kent

The Met Office has issued warnings of icy patches as temperatures are expected to fall below freezing.

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Head-on crash by park entrance

19 November 2024
Head-on crash by park entrance

A road was blocked after a two-vehicle crash by a town’s park gates.

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Giant gingerbread advent calendar appears in shop window

18 November 2024
Giant gingerbread advent calendar appears in shop window

The 3m tall “Festive Windough” display has been made by an international baking firm and took 14 days to build.

Two tractors stolen from barn

18 November 2024
Two tractors stolen from barn

Among the vehicles taken is a brand new tractor which is believed to be the only kind in the country.

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Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute

18 November 2024
Businesses left ‘homeless’ in shopping centre lease dispute

Three businesses have been left without a home amid claims the units they occupied were being unlawfully sub-let to them.

Kent Politics Podcast: What new tax could mean for farmers and council at risk of bankruptcy

15 November 2024
Kent Politics Podcast: What new tax could mean for farmers and council at risk of bankruptcy

In the latest Kent Politics Podcast we take a look at the impact of the budget on farmers and how a £9.7m overspend has left a council in hot water.

Care home where patients given medicine ‘as and when’ rated ‘inadequate’

15 November 2024
Care home where patients given medicine ‘as and when’ rated ‘inadequate’

The health watchdog has found shortfalls at a 40-year-old care home where patients were given anti-psychotic and constipation medicine “as and when”.

Former town mayor and councillor dies

13 November 2024
Former town mayor and councillor dies

Tributes have been paid to a former town and county councillor who served his community for more than two decades.

Celebs support TikTok trend for girl, 6, given months to live

11 November 2024
Celebs support TikTok trend for girl, 6, given months to live

Social media stars are Dancing for Joules after her family revealed they don’t have much time left with their “princess”.

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Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

10 November 2024
Team behind town’s first Pride at risk of closure

A community arts centre will have to shut if it cannot raise £10,000 before Christmas.

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400 homes plan for former landfill

10 November 2024
400 homes plan for former landfill

Plans have been unveiled for a former Biffa site whose land could be ‘contaminated’.

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‘It’s funny but it shouldn’t be’: Locals baffled as balcony built around lamppost at new flats

06 November 2024
‘It’s funny but it shouldn’t be’: Locals baffled as balcony built around lamppost at new flats

A developer has defended his new build flats after locals mocked an unusual addition to a balcony.

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Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

05 November 2024
Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

A pair of friends say security officers kicked them out of a shopping centre after arriving dressed as a devil and a vampire.

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Council humbled as driver wins battle over parking permit

04 November 2024
Council humbled as driver wins battle over parking permit

A local authority has been forced to backtrack on its decision to strip residents of their parking permits.

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Bus route part suspended due to yobs ‘throwing stones and missiles’

01 November 2024
Bus route part suspended due to yobs ‘throwing stones and missiles’

An Arriva service has been partially suspended after vandals repeatedly broke bus windows.

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